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Position Details
Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title Habilitation Counselor
Job Category Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Medical and Patient Services
Department UBHC-Outpatient Services-PISC
Overview
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care ( UBHC ), established in 1971, offers a full continuum of evidence based behavioral health and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors throughout New Jersey. UBHC’s 1,060 experienced behavioral health professionals and support staff are dedicated to treatment, prevention, and education. UBHC , one of the largest providers of behavioral health care in the country, has a budget of $260 million and has 15 sites throughout New Jersey. Services are readily accessible and include: inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, screening, crisis stabilization, family/caregiver support, community outreach and case management, supportive housing, supported employment, prevention and consultation, employee assistance programs, and a licensed therapeutic school from preschool through high school. Specialty services include the New Jersey suicide prevention helpline and peer help lines for police, veterans, active military, teachers, mothers of special needs children and child protective service workers. In FY2016, UBHC treated 16,199 consumers, had 24,502 admissions, and touched the lives of 19,441 individual callers through peer support. In addition, UBHC is the primary mental health training resource for the New Jersey departments of Human Services, Children and Families, and Corrections, delivering 16,000 trainings each year.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking an Habilitation Counselor for Outpatient-Child & Adolescent Services within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care.
The Habilitation Counselor participates as a member of a team in developing and maintaining a comprehensive referral process for children and families. Demonstrates competency in recognizing the needs and behaviors of patients (age 5 – 18 years).
Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Engages with students and families via school and home visitation and follow-up as necessary to develop effective assessments and referrals to community based agencies to meet the needs of the families as designed by the supervisor.
• Recognizes the unique needs and behaviors of the children (age 5 – 18 years).
• Demonstrates ability to recognize the unique needs of children and families.
• Participates in and/or co-leads therapeutic groups and activities and functions as an active member of the School Based Team.
• Conducts liaison and advocacy activity with Departments within the University and/or other assigned agencies and institutions and supervisory observations.
• Maintains knowledge of trends and developments in the field.
• Provides case management services for patients assigned to caseloads.
• Enters documentation of any and all relevant information in patient’s chart within 1-5 working days of contact as indicated by random review of records and supervisory observations.

Position Status Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA Exempt
Grade 19S
Position Salary Budgeted Salary
Annual Minimum Salary 49566.000
Annual Mid Range Salary 59113.000
Annual Maximum Salary 69919.000
Standard Hours 37.50
Union Description HPAE, Local 5094
Payroll Designation PeopleSoft
Benefits
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility ABP
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in the mental health field plus one (1) year of related experience working directly with children and their families and the agencies that serve them.

Certifications/Licenses

• Applicants possessing a degree in Social Work must have an active New Jersey certification/licensure as required by the State Board of Social Work.
• Valid driver’s license.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work with clients and staff both individually and in groups. Must be available to work one evening per month, to fit within their work hours, as required for parent programming

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual skills (English/Spanish).

Equipment Utilized
Computer
Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.
• Handles emergency or crisis situations.
• Varied work settings include office and community setting.
• Generally pleasant working conditions in a clean, well-lighted, and quiet to moderately loud setting.
• May be exposed to infectious and contagious diseases.
• Occasional time spent traveling to community settings for outreaches. Moderate physical effort (lift/carry up to 25 pounds).
• Working with seriously mentally ill adults.
• May be exposed to clients exhibiting assaultive or aggressive behaviors.
• Manual dexterity and mobility for charting.
• Lifts supplies, equipment and charts.
• Frequently walks, bends, stretches, pushes and pulls.
• Sitting while interviewing clients; may sit up to several hours in one place.

Special Conditions

• Must be available to work one evening per month, to fit within their work hours, as required for parent programming.
• Grant Funded

Posting Details
Posting Number 23ST1372
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants

• All applicants will be required to upload a recent copy of their professional license/certification.

Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus Piscataway (RBHS)
City Piscataway
State NJ
Location Details
Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Immunization Requirements
Under Policy 60.1.35 Immunization Policy for Rutgers Employees and Prospective Employees (https://policies.rutgers.edu/60-1-35-currentpdf) , Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster upon eligibility and upload proof of same. Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals (https://policies.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/100-3-1-current.pdf) , if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement
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